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TASI Public Lecture - Wednesday, June 18 “Unraveling the quantum secrets of black holes”

Veronica R Lingo — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:48:37 +0000

TASI Public Lecture - Wednesday, June 18 “Unraveling the quantum secrets of black holes” Veronica R Lingo Wed, 06/04/2025 - 16:48

Presented by: Luca Iliesiu
University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Duane Physics and Astrophysics Building, room G1B20

2000 Colorado Ave,
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Price: free

Abstract: Black holes are often portrayed as cosmic vacuum cleaners that swallow everything, even light. In reality, they are far richer and more revealing: each black hole is a natural laboratory where the two great pillars of modern physics — Einstein’s general relativity and quantum mechanics — meet head-on. In this talk, we will venture from the known, the black holes that we can observe in our sky, into the unknown, where we begin to understand how black holes obey the rules of quantum mechanics. No math background is needed — just curiosity about how the darkest objects in the cosmos shed light on some of the deepest questions in physics.

About the speaker: Luca Iliesiu received his BA in Physics from Princeton University in 2015. He remained there for his PhD, which he received in 2020. He was then appointed as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, where he was part of the Simons Ultra Quantum Matter Collaboration, before becoming faculty at Berkeley in 2024. Iliesiu has a broad set of interests in quantum field theory, quantum gravity, and their relation to particle and condensed matter physics. On the gravity side, he seeks to understand how gravitational objects, such as black holes, obey the rules of quantum mechanics. On the quantum field theory side, he is interested in understanding the space of such theories using analytic and numerical constraints. Recent research highlights include resolving the longstanding problem of the breakdown of thermodynamics for low-temperature black holes, recovering the integer degeneracy of supersymmetric black hole microstates by solely using the gravitational path integral, or understanding how global symmetries are violated in quantum gravity due to non-perturbative effects.

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TASI Public Lecture, Monday, June 17: "Reimagining the Exploration of Fundamental Interactions with AI"

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:28:56 +0000

TASI Public Lecture, Monday, June 17: "Reimagining the Exploration of Fundamental Interactions with AI" Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:28

Presented by: Dr. Benjamin Nachman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Monday, June 17th, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Duane Physics and Astrophysics Building, room G1B20

2000 Colorado Ave,
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Price: free

Abstract: Particle, nuclear, and astrophysics experiments are producing massive amounts of data to answer fundamental questions about the basic constituents of our universe. While researchers in these areas have been using advanced data science tools for decades, modern machine learning has introduced a paradigm shift whereby data can be directly analyzed holistically without first compressing it into a more manageable and human understandable format. How will the machines help us explore the unknown? Can they be trusted to give us the right answers? I’ll attempt to address these questions and others with a talk about the use of modern machine learning, including generative AI, in the study of fundamental interactions.

About the speaker: Dr. Benjamin Nachman is a staff scientist in the Physics Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. His research focuses on the use of cutting-edge machine learning for data analysis in particle physics. He is a member of the ATLAS collaboration, an experiment using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

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2023 TASI students explore the "Aspects of Symmetry"

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:23:48 +0000

2023 TASI students explore the "Aspects of Symmetry" Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/30/2023 - 15:23

The 2023 TASI participants gather for a group photograph at Farrand Field. Image credit: Veronica Lingo

The 39th annual Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI) was held this summer on the ɫ��ֱ�� campus. The summer institute is supported by the National Science Foundation and the ɫ��ֱ��, and it has been hosted in ɫ��ֱ�� every year since 1989.

ɫ��ֱ�� Physics Professors Oliver DeWolfe and Ethan Neil lead the program as Co-Directors and local organizers of TASI. Each summer, TASI brings distinguished lecturers from around the nation to ɫ��ֱ�� to present lectures and seminars to advanced theoretical physics graduate students over a four-week period.

TASI aims to introduce students to a broader range of ideas than they are typically exposed to at their home institutions and features a different focus area each year. Previous years have covered topics including phenomenology, field theory, string theory, mathematical physics, and the interface between particle physics and astrophysics. This year the focus was “Aspects of Symmetry.”

“The TASI summer school draws many of the best and brightest students in theoretical particle physics from around the world to ɫ��ֱ�� for four weeks of intensive study. While we are honored to host the school physically here at CU, a rotating set of external scientific organizers ensures that the school’s focus is always topical and interesting. This year we’re especially grateful to Professors Ibrahima Bah (Johns Hopkins University), Ken Intriligator (University of California, San Diego), and Shu-Heng Shao (Stony Brook University) for organizing a fascinating set of lectures themed around symmetry, and to Professor John McGreevy (University of California, San Diego) for giving a terrific public lecture on symmetry and phases of matter.”
- TASI Co-Directors and Physics Professors Oliver DeWolfe and Ethan Neil

Visit the TASI 2023 website to learn more about this year’s program. Applications for TASI 2024 will open in January and are due March 1, 2024.

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